Table 1.

Distribution of qualified human resources across urban rural districts, health service levels and population.

	Average qualified BEmOC staff per
	Dispensary	Health Center	First Referral Hospital	Average qualified CEmOC staff per First Referral Hospital	Population per qualified BEmOC staff	Population per qualified CEmOC staff
Urban	4.0	8.9	13.7	1.7	626	7413
Rural	1.6	5.6	39.0	2.6	1949	47416
National standards	2	4

The table shows the adequacy of qualified BEmOC health personnel at health center levels and above, and the inadequacy of qualified BEmOC health personnel at dispensary level in rural districts. The table also shows large variations in the distribution of qualified staff across the districts.